Best upload plugins for WordPress
The most popular upload plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades leads with 60K+ active installs, ahead of Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7 (60K+) and WP Extra File Types (40K+). All 239 plugins tagged “upload” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.
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Top 10 upload plugins
- 1.Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades
The most installed upload plugin, with 60K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 117 reviews, last updated 4 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.7.21.
- 2.
Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 760K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 94 reviews, updated 1 week ago.
- 3.
WP Extra File Types40K+ active installs. Rated 3.4 from 39 reviews, last updated 3 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.3.14.
- 4.
File Upload Types by WPForms40K+ active installs. Rated 4.0 from 20 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 5.
Clean Image Filenames30K+ active installs. Rated 4.6 from 21 reviews, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 6.
Auto Upload Images20K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 106 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 7.Disable "BIG Image" Threshold
10K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 35 reviews, updated 1 month ago.
- 8.Disable Real MIME Check
10K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 34 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.7.39.
- 9.
Media Deduper9K+ active installs. Rated 3.8 from 44 reviews, updated 11 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.
- 10.Filenames to latin
8K+ active installs. Rated 4.9 from 14 reviews, last updated 6 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 5.5.24.
All 239 plugins tagged “upload”
Easy Theme and Plugin Upgrades
Down in the last 7 days:1#641by Chris Jean4 years ago
Easily upgrade your themes and plugins using zip files without removing the theme or plugin first.
- Installs
- 60K+
- Rating
- 4.7(117)
- Downloads
- 52/day

Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for Contact Form 7
Down in the last 7 days:2#679by Glen Don Mongaya10 days ago
This simple plugin create Drag & Drop or choose Multiple File upload in your Confact Form 7 Forms.
- Installs
- 60K+
- Rating
- 4.8(94)
- Downloads
- 1K/day

WP Extra File Types
Down in the last 7 days:2#825by davide.airaghi3 years ago
Plugin to let you extend the list of allowed file types supported by the Wordpress Media Library
- Installs
- 40K+
- Rating
- 3.4(39)
- Downloads
- 63/day

File Upload Types by WPForms
Up in the last 7 days:1#882by Syed Balkhi1 month ago
Easily allow WordPress to accept and upload any file type extension or MIME type, including custom file types.
- Installs
- 40K+
- Rating
- 4.0(20)
- Downloads
- 156/day

Clean Image Filenames
Down in the last 7 days:4#974by Upperdog9 months ago
This plugin automatically converts language accent characters to non-accent characters in filenames when uploading to the media library.
- Installs
- 30K+
- Rating
- 4.6(21)
- Downloads
- 239/day

Auto Upload Images
Up in the last 7 days:4#1,221by Ali Irani1 month ago
Automatically detect external images in the post content and import images to your site then adding to the media library and replace image urls.
- Installs
- 20K+
- Rating
- 4.3(106)
- Downloads
- 207/day
Disable "BIG Image" Threshold
Up in the last 7 days:2#1,734by Jonathan Desrosiers2 months ago
Disables the "BIG image" threshold introduced in WordPress 5.3.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.2(35)
- Downloads
- 34/day
Disable Real MIME Check
Down in the last 7 days:5#2,155by Sergey Biryukov9 years ago
Restores the ability to upload non-image files in WordPress 4.7.1 and 4.7.2.
- Installs
- 10K+
- Rating
- 4.9(34)
- Downloads
- 26/day

Media Deduper
Down in the last 7 days:6#2,275by cornershop11 months ago
Save disk space and bring some order to the chaos of your media library by removing and preventing duplicate files.
- Installs
- 9K+
- Rating
- 3.8(44)
- Downloads
- 68/day
Filenames to latin
Down in the last 7 days:6#2,301by webvitalii6 years ago
Sanitize filenames to latin during upload.
- Installs
- 8K+
- Rating
- 4.9(14)
- Downloads
- 31/day
Max upload filesize
Down in the last 7 days:8#2,402by devparis7 years ago
It will help you to increase your upload filesize limit.
- Installs
- 8K+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 23/day

Enable virtual card upload
Down in the last 7 days:1#2,550by Amit Verma8 months ago
Enables upload of virtual card (vcf,vcard) files.
- Installs
- 7K+
- Rating
- 4.0(4)
- Downloads
- 34/day
forumAttachments for bbPress
Up in the last 7 days:2#2,816by Milan Petrovic15 days ago
Implement attachment upload to the topics and replies in bbPress plugin through a media library and add additional forum-based controls.
- Installs
- 6K+
- Rating
- 4.3(26)
- Downloads
- 104/day

WP Original Media Path
Down in the last 7 days:2#2,950by RVOLA2 months ago
Change the location for the uploads folder for WordPress
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.9(38)
- Downloads
- 39/day

Plus WebP or AVIF
Up in the last 7 days:9#3,107by Katsushi Kawamori2 months ago
Generate WebP or AVIF.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.6(26)
- Downloads
- 54/day

Drag and Drop Multiple File Upload for WooCommerce
Down in the last 7 days:4#3,144by Glen Don Mongaya3 months ago
Drag and Drop Multiple File Uploader is a simple, straightforward WordPress plugin extension for WooCommerce.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.9(20)
- Downloads
- 57/day
Custom Upload Dir
Down in the last 7 days:6#3,197by ulfben27 days ago
Choose your own upload folders using post titles, categories, dates and more. Keep files easy to find when browsing your server.
- Installs
- 5K+
- Rating
- 4.4(25)
- Downloads
- 71/day

Add From Server Lite
Up in the last 7 days:30#3,406by Adeel26 days ago
Import large files into the Media Library from your server. Skip browser upload limits without touching php.ini.
- Installs
- 4K+
- Rating
- 5.0(4)
- Downloads
- 97/day
Shared Files
Down in the last 7 days:14#3,617by Anssi Laitila19 days ago
File management plugin featuring file upload, download manager, statistics and download log.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.4(34)
- Downloads
- 97/day

WEN Featured Image
Up in the last 7 days:5#3,791by WEN Themes7 months ago
Add featured image column in listings. Add/change/remove featured image directly from the listing page
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.5(10)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Clean Filenames
Down in the last 7 days:6#4,183by Samuel Aguilera1 year ago
Removes or replace international or special characters that can make your filenames not compliant with some servers or services.
- Installs
- 3K+
- Rating
- 4.6(8)
- Downloads
- 14/day
Allow ePUB and MOBI formats upload
Down in the last 7 days:4#4,304by eKnizky9 years ago
WordPress does not allow upload ePUB and MOBI formats.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Bulk Change Media Author
Down in the last 7 days:12#4,317by Ruslan Mikhno3 years ago
Bulk change author for multiple media files, using the default WP Media Library.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.9(8)
- Downloads
- 13/day
Enable vCard Upload
Down in the last 7 days:9#4,621by 56 Degrees7 years ago
Enables upload of vCard (vcf) files.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 4.8(5)
- Downloads
- 19/day

Microsoft Azure Storage for WordPress
Down in the last 7 days:6#4,624by 10up1 month ago
Use the Microsoft Azure Storage service to host your website's media files.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 3.9(14)
- Downloads
- 119/day
Pro Mime Types
Down in the last 7 days:7#4,682by Sybre Waaijer11 months ago
Pro Mime Types adds a nifty admin interface for allowing or blocking many file extensions for uploading media, documents, and other attachments.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 23/day
Thumbnail Crop Position
Down in the last 7 days:5#4,827by PoseLab9 years ago
Select the crop position of your thumbnails.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 3.8(16)
- Downloads
- 12/day
WP Upload Restriction
Down in the last 7 days:8#5,064by Sajjad Hossain1 year ago
This plugin allows you to control upload of files based on file types and sizes.
- Installs
- 2K+
- Rating
- 3.7(15)
- Downloads
- 22/day
Upload Url and Path Enabler
Up in the last 7 days:2#5,132by Grégory Viguier10 years ago
Get the media upload path and url setting fields back in WP 3.5+.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.3(12)
- Downloads
- 14/day

Post Lists View Custom
Down in the last 7 days:52#5,285by gqevu6bsiz11 years ago
Customize the list of the post and page and the custom post type.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.0(7)
- Downloads
- 12/day

Upload SVG
Down in the last 7 days:18#5,431by html5maps19 days ago
Safely enable SVG uploads with sanitization and prevent XML/SVG vulnerabilities on your WordPress website. Preview SVG files in your Media Library.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 34/day
Make Filename Lowercase
Up in the last 7 days:2#5,494by ereckers1 year ago
Sets uploaded media filename to lowercase.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.8(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Canvas Image Resize
Down in the last 7 days:17#5,620by sippsolutions2 months ago
Re-sizes images right inside the browser BEFORE uploading them.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 4.6(10)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Store file uploads for Contact Form 7
Up in the last 7 days:15#6,032by mirceatm5 months ago
When this is active, attachments sent trough Contact Form 7 shortcode [file ] will be stored in your Media Library
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(7)
- Downloads
- 28/day
Sharpen Resized Images
Down in the last 7 days:11#6,379by Ünsal Korkmaz4 years ago
Do you realize your resized images looks blur? This plugin fixing it. Sharpening resized jpg image uploads in your WordPress.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day

de_DE
Down in the last 7 days:11#6,665by Frank Bueltge9 months ago
Replace non-ASCII characters for installs that set the German language as a primary language.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 22/day

URL Image Importer
Up in the last 7 days:120#6,793by Infinite Uploads1 month ago
Import external images into your WordPress Media Library from any URL, CSV, XML export, or Google Drive link. Bulk import, site migration ready.
- Installs
- 1K+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 46/day
Physical Custom Upload Folder for Real Media Library
Down in the last 7 days:1#7,238by Matthias Günter6 years ago
Upload files in your media library to a custom folder structure on your file system created with Real Media Library folders.
- Installs
- 900+
- Rating
- 4.1(7)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Issuu PDF Sync
Up in the last 7 days:12#7,308by benjaminniess8 years ago
Allows to create PDF Flipbooks with the http://issuu.com service. You just need to get a free key and all your PDF will synchronised on the site.
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 2.3(9)
- Downloads
- 11/day
RV Embed PDF
Up in the last 7 days:6#7,377by premek.v11 years ago
Embeds a PDF in your page or post when you insert it with the Add Media button.
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 3.6(9)
- Downloads
- 11/day

LH Copy Media File
Up in the last 7 days:2#7,566by shawfactor2 years ago
Allows you to create duplicate images in the media library.
- Installs
- 800+
- Rating
- 4.0(7)
- Downloads
- 11/day

Custom Post Type Attachment
Up in the last 7 days:17#7,669by aviplugins.com1 year ago
This plugin will allow you to upload files to your post or pages or any other custom post types.
- Installs
- 700+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 13/day
WP Easy Uploader
Up in the last 7 days:12#8,517by Chris Jean17 years ago
Easily upload any type of content without the need for FTP. You can even upload plugin and theme archives, and the files will be extracted for you.
- Installs
- 600+
- Rating
- 3.7(3)
- Downloads
- 8/day

Default Media Uploader View
Up in the last 7 days:4#8,542by leemon7 years ago
Sets "Uploaded to this post" instead of "All media items" as the default view in the media uploader.
- Installs
- 500+
- Rating
- 4.8(13)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Manage Upload Types
Up in the last 7 days:16#9,398by jmadea11 years ago
This plugin adds a panel to the Settings->Media page, enabling changes to the file types which are permitted to be uploaded to the media library.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 3.7(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Allow Swf Upload
Up in the last 7 days:10#9,626by behrouzpc13 years ago
Allow Admin to Upload SWF file
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 4.2(5)
- Downloads
- 11/day
Easy Genesis Logo Uploader
Down in the last 7 days:7#9,640by surefirewebserv12 years ago
This is a plugin that will allow you to upload your logo via the WordPress Customizer for Genesis Child Themes.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 4.0(4)
- Downloads
- 11/day
MD5 Media Renamer
#9,767by neoslab13 years ago
Sanitize and rename automatically media files during upload using PHP time() as prefix and the file name encrypted in MD5() as suffix.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(3)
- Downloads
- 11/day

My Upload Images
Down in the last 7 days:179#9,854by Mizuho Ogino9 years ago
Create metabox with media uploader. It allows to upload and sort images in any post_type.
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(2)
- Downloads
- 0/day

Publitio
Up in the last 7 days:31#9,913by publitio2 months ago
Publitio plugin integrates Publitio cloud media into WordPress with a simple block for effortless uploading, browsing, and embedding of image, video, …
- Installs
- 400+
- Rating
- 5.0(41)
- Downloads
- 11/day